External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120205	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80945	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82213	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72983
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75814	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76000	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70167	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81748
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80969	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82051	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82456	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81795
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82607	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82327	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82373	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80479
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84148	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84536	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84200	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91135
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88445	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85856	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84708	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82581
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80601	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103293

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease